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How to Import Your Passwords from LastPass to Dashlane

It’s no secret that to protect your accounts you need to have a unique password for every one of them. Unfortunately, remembering a password with special characters, letters, and numbers is a tough task. That’s why you may prefer to use the same one for various accounts. Thanks to password managers, you don’t have to do that. You can create strong and unique passwords for each of your accounts and have less worry about forgetting them. But what if you want to switch password managers – for example, from LastPass to Dashlane? Here’s how you can import your passwords from LastPass to Dashlane. Related: What… Read more

6 of the Best WordPress Hosting Services for Your WordPress Site

If you’re just getting started with WordPress, you’re probably looking for hosting providers that play well with the platform. Maybe you’re already using a hosting service, and you’re looking for a change. There are a ton of WordPress hosting services out there, and it may be challenging to settle on one. When choosing, however, be sure to check out the templates, backups, customer support, and pricing plans. We’ve narrowed them down to what works best for different situations. Related: 5 Things You Should Do When Choosing a Web-Hosting Company 1. Bluehost This is a popular WordPress hosting service provider with low-level setup and lots of… Read more

Why Do Some Sites Start with WWW2?

“WWW” is a sequence of letters we’re pretty comfortable seeing in front of a domain name, even if we’re not exactly sure why it’s there. Every now and then, though, you might have noticed a few numbers sneaking onto the end – WWW1, WWW2, maybe even WWW3. Have you stumbled onto a parallel version of the Internet? Are you being phished? While you should always watch out for weird site-name changes, in this case you don’t need to worry. The number probably just means the site you’re browsing is using a slightly old-school load-balancing technique. You’re still on the same site, but your traffic is… Read more

5 of the Best Alternatives to Amazon

To many of us, it might seem that there is no real alternative to Amazon as it has come to symbolize ecommerce in the most powerful of ways. Without a doubt, it offers a robust range of merchandise combined with best user experience, prices, shipping and return policy. Then there is Amazon Prime subscription and a future around Internet of Things which makes Amazon appear downright unbeatable. However, the truth is that there are several online stores that not only match Amazon in terms of scale and offerings, but also its seamless customer experience. So before you start using “Amazon” as a verb for shopping,… Read more

How to Determine If a Website Is Legit and Safe to Use

2018 was another year of online scams and data breaches, so it’s no wonder if you feel paranoid about the website that you are visiting. It is important for you to know that a website is safe before using it, and especially before sharing sensitive data, such as credit card information, with the site. There are many signals that can help you determine whether a website is safe to use or not. When surfing the web, watch out for these signals. How Invasive is the Advertising? This one requires a bit of intuition and detective work, but you can often tell the credibility of a… Read more